Description: Servlets are objects used to process server-side requests and generate responses for clients. Servlets typically execute within the context of an HTTP Web server. Inside the Web server, servlets process requests from HTTP clients, such as Web browsers.To help servlet developers get started with servlet programming, the servlet API provides the javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet class as a starting point. This article introduces you to the HttpServlet class and should provide a basic understanding of how to use the HttpServlet class to generate Web pages programmatically for HTTP clients.
